Nah, that Arbok was just special, and eventually it fought against another “shiny” Arbok that could up it’s attack, defense, or speed any time it wanted.
Apparently it’s a normal thing in the manga for pokemon to be unique.

Another cool thing about the comic is that it’s less throwing critters into cockfights, and more like having a pet that is also a personal bodyguard, that is also capable of destroying entire populations at a time, that is also your best and only friend. (As lonely as that sounds.)

Unless you read the American translation, which seemed to decide Gary was Green, and the lass was Blue. I read it online, and whenever it switched between scanlated Japanese and the American version, I got so confused. Not just the name change, of course, but the right-to-left switching to left-to-right -_-“

DAMN
When I checked this morning, no comments. I geek around because someone is sending me messages and all of a sudden there’s 4 comments right out of nowhere. Good comic got readers waiting in line for it to show up or what?
Anyway, the x-box wimp shouldn’t really need to prove that he solves games any more. He got an effing fish dragon. A blue fish dragon. With freaky eyes. What kind of achievement beats that? He solves the logistic problems of getting the head all the way to the office – if he manage tog get it out too then he’s practically highscoring XD

The worst part about the pokemon games is that you don’t get to roleplay your character at all. You don’t even get to choose their responses to a person, beyond ‘yes’ and ‘repeat what you just said until I say yes’.

I’ve got to agree with Jared – achievements are important. And though he could probably recover his gamertag (if he can actually remember his hotmail password…), he would still need another xbox, which would cost money, and we’re right back to square one. It’s really quite the unenviable position, the poor guy.

Also, as expected, I love the Commander’s expression in panel 7. He is clearly incredulous. The cred Jared may have had has almost entirely vanished.

Oh yeah, and Jared’s totally right about the eating thing. I mean, isn’t that the whole reason Flying-types are super effective against Bug-types? They freaking eat them, it’s the circle of nature.

It’s quite all right, I identify more with these kinds of things than… whatever it is teenage girls care about, I guess. Seasonal colours and pictures of skinny, despondent looking boys in tight pants?

To hell with sparkly skinny despondant boys, I’m with you on this one Coela. Bring on some manly games and muscle. Or just an Xbox, I guess.

I’m a not-so-typical ladytype myself. :P Aside, I love your comic. Been following for weeks now, just never got around to commenting. Also, thank you for responding to your comments in english, rather than lol’s u’s, and other abhorritions of internet-speak.

Get a ground-type to carve yourself a home in a cliff, a fire type to keep warm, an electric type for appliances if that is your thing… and your mon of choice to go hunting wild mons for food. Anything else you need, you can build… or heck, steal.